Data 9X14 Main

One Spade vs. Pass

by Richard Pavlicek

Third seat, any HCP

Found 76 comparisons in 40,069 deals from 72 major events 1996-2014.
First and last, and all swings of 5+ IMPs in between, are shown here.
Deals are rotated as needed to align comparison criteria to N-S.

1. 2013 BB Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 7

N deals
Both vul 8 6 5 2
K 8 6 4
K
K Q 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Mazurkiewicz Versace Jassem Balicki Madala Zmudzinski Bocchi
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Dbl 4 Pass 4 1 Pass 1 1
Pass Pass Dbl AP 2 Dbl Rdbl 2
Pass Pass 3 Pass
3 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
A 4 3 2 2 7 Q A
3 2 Q A 9 2 7 4
4 A K 5 3 9 10 K
7 5 K 4 6 5 4 A
Q 9 7 6 3 2 K A
3 7 K A J 7 5 Q
5 2 10 K 8 3 2 K
Q 6 10 J 8 Q 10 J

7 3
A J 10 7
A Q 9 2
J 8 7 Table K Q
Q 9 5 3
8 7 6 5
A 9 6
69557 69558
74885 =
Par NS +140 A J 10 9 4
2
J 10 4 3
10 3 2

1 opening
4 × S -1 -200
-9 0
Pass
3 E -2 +200
+9 9

4. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 32

N deals
N-S vul 8 7 6
8
Q 10 9 8 3
A 9 7 2

West North East South West North East South
Zia de Wijs Martel Muller Brink Willenken Drijver Rosenberg
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Dbl 2 Dbl Pass 1 Pass 1 1
3 Pass 3 AP 2 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
J A 8 5 J 5 2 K
J 7 4 Q 5 3 A 8
2 7 9 K K 6 6 2
10 A 5 6 6 7 10 3
J 5 A 4 4 3 8 9
Q 4 3 6 10 4 2 A
2 K 2 6 Q A J 2
2 8 8 K 7 Q 4 3
5 3 10 8 9 10 7 5
A J 8 4 Q

J 5
A K 10 4
A 7 6
Q 8 6 5 Table K 10 4
J 7 6 5
K 5 4
K 10 4
46464 =
85968 =
Par NS -140 A Q 9 3 2
Q 9 3 2
J 2
J 3

1 opening
3 E -1 +50
+5 7
Pass
2 E +1 -140
-5 12

6. 2013 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 40

N deals
None vul 9
8 7 6 5 4 2
J 10 5
10 7 4

West North East South West North East South
Brogeland Zmudzinski Lindqvist Balicki Stansby Schwartz Bramley Graves
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Dbl Pass 2 NT Pass 1 1 2 Pass
3 Pass 3 NT Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass
5 NT Pass 6 Pass 5 Pass 5 Pass
6 Pass 6 NT AP 7 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
2 J
13 tricks won 13 tricks won

A Q 6
A K Q J 10
A 9 4
K Q Table K 10 7
3
Q 7 6 3
A J 8 5 3
03120 =
DABBD DACBD
Par NS -1520 J 8 5 4 3 2
9
K 8 2
9 6 2

1 opening
6 NT E +1 -1020
+11 21
Pass
7 NT W = -1520
-11 12

10. 2013 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 43

N deals
None vul J 10 5
—
A Q J 9 8
J 8 7 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Upmark Meckstroth Nystrom Rodwell Weinstein Fallenius Levin Fredin
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
2 2 NT Dbl 3 1 2 NT Pass 3 (AP)
4 4 Pass Pass
Dbl AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
5 8 3 K 5 8 7 K
4 5 5 3 6 10 J K
A 4 6 2 3 Q A 2
Q 7 Q 2 2 A 3 4
K 10 7 3 8 9 6 5
4 J A 6 J 2 8 5
J 2 Q 2 7 4 8 10
A 5 3 8 Q 4 3 9
7 8 9 6 5 7 Q K

K 4 2
A Q 10 9 8 5
5 2
A 10 Table A 7
J 3
10 7 6 4 3
K 9 4 3
47356 47366
96A76 =
Par NS -420 Q 9 8 6 3
K 7 6 4 2
K
Q 6

1 opening
4 × S -4 -800
-12 21
Pass
3 S -3 -150
+12 26

12. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 5, Bd 75

N deals
None vul 8 4
A 7 5 2
6 5 4
A 10 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Fantoni Demuy Nunes L'Ecuyer Korbel Helgemo Miles Helness
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
2 Dbl 3 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass
3 Pass 4 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass
4 AP 3 Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
8 5 10 A Q 3 3 K
4 2 J 3 J 6 4 A
Q 10 8 A 10 5 J 6
4 7 Q 3 K A 8 5
K 6 2 J 8 2 Q 3
10 tricks claimed 10 tricks claimed

A 9 6 3
K 8 4
A Q J 10 9 2
— Table J 7 5
Q J
K 8 7
K 8 6 5 4
44827 =
985A5 =
Par NS -300 K Q 10 2
10 9 6 3
3
Q J 9 7

1 opening
4 W = -130
+7 28
Pass
3 NT E +1 -430
-7 26

13. 2012 Spingold Final, Seg 3, Bd 38

N deals
N-S vul K J 6 4 2
A 9 8 4
7 3
10 5

West North East South West North East South
Multon Rodwell Zimmermann Meckstroth Weinstein Helness Levin Helgemo
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Dbl 2 NT 3 Pass 1 1 2 3
5 AP Dbl Pass 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
A Q 2 5 2 5 A Q
3 2 A 5 3 Q 5 2
4 10 Q K A 3 4 6
11 tricks won 2 7 J 10
10 Q K A
K 8
11 tricks claimed

Q
K J 7 2
A Q 5 2
A Q J 7 Table 8 5
10 5
K J 9 8 4
8 6 4 2
48522 =
757BB =
Par NS -400 A 10 9 7 3
Q 6 3
10 6
K 9 3

1 opening
5 E = -400
-6 28
Pass
4 W +1 -150
+6 32

14. 2012 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 34

N deals
E-W vul Q 10
10 8 7 2
J 10 6 4 3
A 9

West North East South West North East South
Multon Lauria Zimmermann Versace Sementa Nunes Duboin Fantoni
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
1 NT Pass 2 NT Pass 1 NT AP
3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
Q 2 3 6 3 2 Q A
3 2 Q A 3 9 J K
9 10 Q 4 9 K 6 5
2 6 Q A 5 2 Q 4
J 5 9 8 2 6 10 A
10 4 5 J J 7 3 8
3 9 J K 8 tricks claimed
9 tricks claimed

A J 6
K 9 5
A K 8
Q 10 4 3 Table 8 4 2
A Q 3
7 5 2
J 7 5 2
56674 =
87769 77668
Par NS -120 K 9 7 5 3
J 6 4
Q 9
K 8 6

1 opening
3 NT W = -600
-10 28
Pass
1 NT W +1 -120
+10 42

16. 2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 3

N deals
E-W vul Q J 6 2
J 9 6 5 2
6 5
A J

West North East South West North East South
WolpertG Pszczola Kranyak Lev Seamon LallH Mahaffey Milner
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Dbl 3 Pass 3 2 Pass 2 Pass
3 NT AP 2 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
Q 4 7 5 5 3 10 Q
J 8 3 A Q A 3 2
Q A 3 2 Q 4 7 5
2 3 K 10 2 8 K 10
9 7 6 2 9 A 6 2
8 A 2 4 K J 7 5
K J 6 J 10 8
9 tricks claimed 9 3 4 J
8 4 7 5
Q K A 6

A 10 5
A K Q 7
A 7
K Q 6 4 Table 8 4
3
Q J 9 4 2
10 9 8 7 3
36531 36631
977AC =
Par NS -1370 K 9 7 3
10 8 4
K 10 8 3
5 2

1 opening
3 NT W = -600
-10 29
Pass
2 NT W +1 -150
+10 52

18. 2012 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 115

N deals
E-W vul 7 5
K 9 8 5 4
A 9 4
J 10 6

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Bathurst Rodwell LallJ WolpertG Hamman Kranyak Zia
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
1 NT Pass 3 NT AP 1 NT Pass 2 NT Pass
3 Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
5 J Q 6 5 J Q 7
10 7 K 2 3 6 8 2
8 5 3 A 4 2 10 A
A 5 2 3 Q 4 5 2
Q A 6 2 8 A 6 3
8 tricks claimed K 6 3 5
9 7 3 2
5 9 10 A
A 6 4 8
6 tricks claimed

A K 8 4
A 7 6
Q 8
A 7 5 2 Table 9 6 2
J 2
K J 10 7 6 5
Q 4
75747 =
57596 =
Par NS -110 Q J 10 3
Q 10 3
3 2
K 9 8 3

1 opening
3 NT W -1 +100
-5 29
Pass
3 NT W -3 +300
+5 57

20. 2011 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 57

N deals
E-W vul 10 8 4
Q J 4
A Q 2
8 5 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Nystrom Hurd Upmark Wooldridge Grue Fredin LallJ Fallenius
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Dbl 2 4 AP 1 Pass 1 1
2 2 3 Pass
4 Dbl AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
Q K 3 2 3 6 Q J
5 4 K 8 4 9 A 5
J 7 K A 3 K 8 7
4 10 J 7 K 3 2 Q
A 5 4 7 5 J K 8
5 6 Q 2 3 5 A 4
9 tricks claimed 7 4 A J
10 tricks claimed

K J 5
A 10 6 5
K 9 8 6
K 7 Table 9 7
K 9 7 3 2
J
A 10 9 6 2
46263 =
97A7A =
Par NS -620 A Q 6 3 2
8
10 7 5 4 3
Q J

1 opening
4 E -1 +100
+13 42
Pass
4 × E = -790
-13 58

23. 2011 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 105

N deals
E-W vul J 7
A Q 8 3
Q 7 4
7 4 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Welland Platnick Bramley Diamond Moss Schermer Gitelman Chambers
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass
Dbl Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT AP
3 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
4 6 J A J 6 8 K
A 7 4 5 10 J A 4
2 J 6 Q 3 Q 6 2
2 3 Q 9 3 7 10 2
7 10 5 K 4 3 Q 9
8 2 2 4 7 6 J A
K 8 5 8 10 2 8 K
9 3 7 10 9 tricks claimed
J 6 A 9

A K 9 3 2
6
A K 8 5 3
A 10 Table 6 4
K 9 7 5 2
10 9 6
Q 8 6
55534 =
888A8 =
Par NS -130 Q 10 8 5
J 10 4
J 2
K J 9 5

1 opening
3 W -1 +100
+12 58
Pass
3 NT E = -600
-12 58

25. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 77

N deals
Both vul K 10 2
J 9 7 3 2
Q 7 5
J 8

West North East South West North East South
Diamond WolpertG Platnick Kranyak Larsen Moss Deutsch Gitelman
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
1 NT 2 3 NT AP 1 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
2 9 Q 7 3 10 Q K
3 8 10 A 8 5 2 K
J 6 4 Q 8 A 2 5
K 2 4 J A 7 3 6
8 10 3 5 4 Q 9 6
2 K 9 4 6 6
9 tricks claimed 7 2 5 5
J 9 3 7
2 A 3 7
J 4 8
7 tricks claimed

J 8 7
A K 6
A 8 4
A 9 7 5 Table A 9
10 5 4
J 10 9 3 2
Q 10 2
46534 56534
76798 =
Par NS -110 Q 6 5 4 3
Q 8
K 6
K 6 4 3

1 opening
3 NT W = -600
-11 62
Pass
1 NT W = -90
+11 69

28. 2010 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 60

N deals
E-W vul K 6 5
K 10 8 6 3
10 2
7 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Aronov Duboin Stefanov Sementa Versace Fredin Lauria Fallenius
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Dbl 2 Pass Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass
3 AP 3 Pass 3 Pass
3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
2 3 8 Q 3 4 J Q
A 10 J 5 4 2 J K
4 3 4 9 9 A 6 5
3 A 5 2 Q 6 2 K
Q 4 2 K 5 A 10 3
7 tricks claimed J 4 3 9
Q 5 2 8
7 7 4 9
10 tricks claimed

A 10
A Q 2
A Q 7 6 4
Q J 10 Table J 4 2
7 5 4
J 3
A 8 5 3 2
57654 =
86779 86679
Par NS -120 Q 9 8 7 3
J 9
K 9 8 5
K 9

1 opening
3 W -2 +200
+13 75
Pass
3 NT W +1 -630
-13 69

29. 2010 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 2, Bd 31

N deals
N-S vul Q J 8
7 6 4
K 9 8 4
K J 2

West North East South West North East South
Bocchi Ramer Ferraro Kwiecien Kowalski Beatty Melman Jacobs
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 1 NT
Dbl Rdbl 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 4 AP
3 Pass 3 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
10 2 K 7 10 2 K 7
Q K A 3 Q 6 2 3
5 7 J 6 4 6 5 3
4 J 5 3 A 7 8 K
10 9 8 9 10 9 J 8
A Q 2 A Q 2 4
9 tricks claimed 9 tricks claimed

9 7 3
J 10 3 2
A Q 5 3 2
A Table K 6
A K 9 8
J 7 6
10 7 5 3
67448 =
64994 66994
Par NS -140 A 10 5 4 2
Q 5
10
Q 9 8 6 4

1 opening
3 E = -140
-5 75
Pass
4 E -1 +50
+5 74

32. 2010 Rosenblum Final, Seg 1, Bd 16

N deals
N-S vul 9 7 6
J 6 5
10 2
6 5 4 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Rodwell Moss Meckstroth Zia Hampson Hamman Greco
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Dbl Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass
3 Dbl 4 AP 3 Pass 3 Dbl
Pass Pass Rdbl Pass
4 Pass 4 Pass
4 NT Pass 5 NT Pass
6 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
7 K 5 2 K 2 6 Q
A 6 3 10 A 5 7 J
9 2 Q 7 4 10 9 2
Q 9 4 J K 2 3 5
3 5 J 10 A Q
13 tricks claimed 11 tricks claimed

10 5 2
A K
K J 9 4
A K J 9 Table Q J
Q 8 4 3 2
A 8 7 6 3
Q
04003 =
B9BBA =
Par NS -460 A K 8 4 3
10 9 7
Q 5
10 8 7

1 opening
4 E +3 -510
-11 75
Pass
6 E -1 +50
+11 86

34. 2010 USBC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 14

N deals
None vul 10 7 5 3
6 5 2
3
A Q 6 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Sher Larsen Jackson Meltzer Berkowitz WeinsteinJ Sontag Baseggio
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Dbl 3 4 Pass 1 Pass 1 Dbl
4 AP 1 Pass 2 NT Pass
4 4 Pass Pass
Dbl AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
5 Q 2 6 Q A 8 3
4 10 K 2 J 6 7 Q
A 6 3 4 J 4 9 3
J 2 5 K 4
12 tricks claimed 10 J A 8
9 tricks claimed

A K 6
A K J 9 8
K 9 8
J 4 Table Q
Q 7 4 3
Q J 10 7 5 2
8 5
59119 =
748A4 =
Par NS -100 J 9 8 4 2
10
A 6 4
K 10 9 7

1 opening
4 W +2 -480
-9 75
Pass
4 × N -1 -100
+9 96

41. 2009 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 73

N deals
E-W vul 10 8 5 2
Q 8 3
J 3
A K 9 8

West North East South West North East South
Kamil Rodwell Fleisher Meckstroth Freeman Ekeblad Nickell Weichsel
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
1 NT 3 3 NT AP 1 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
5 3 A 4 2 7 A 4
6 Q 2 7 6 K 5 3
K 3 4 5 A J 4 5
A J 7 9 K 3 7 9
6 8 Q 3 6 8 Q 5
10 4 2 9 8 9 2 9
8 10 6 6 10
9 tricks claimed 7 4 K 3
Q 8 2 J
2 8 J 10
A 3 5 Q

K Q 4
K 9 5 2
A K 6 2
10 6 Table 7 3
A J 7
Q 10 8 7 4
7 4 2
46336 =
87AA7 =
Par NS -620 A J 9 6
10 6 4
9 5
Q J 5 3

1 opening
3 NT W = -600
-9 76
Pass
1 NT W +3 -180
+9 105

42. 2009 USBC QuarterfinalB, Seg 1, Bd 1

N deals
None vul 10 5 3
J 3
A Q 3
8 7 6 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Berkowitz Garner Cohen WeinsteinH Welland Martel Willenken Stansby
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 2 3 AP 1 NT Pass 4 Pass
4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
A 3 2 4 8 4 A Q
6 8 A 5 A 4 10 9
5 9 2 Q 7 9 A 4
A 2 3 9 6 9 5 K
6 K 5 4 2 8 Q K
9 tricks claimed 6
9 tricks claimed

K Q 8 4 2
A 4
J 9 8
K Q 3 Table 9
K Q 10 9 6
K 5 4
J 10 9 4
35354 =
A8979 =
Par NS -430 A J 7 6
8 7 5 2
10 7 6 2
A

1 opening
3 E = -140
-5 76
Pass
4 W -1 +50
+5 110

44. 2008 WC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 59

N deals
None vul 8 6
A Q 9 6
A 8 7 5
6 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Piekarek Townsend Smirnov Gold HackettJU Kirmse HackettJA Gromoeller
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
2 Dbl Pass 2 (AP) 1 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
4 5 J K 7 J K 4
2 8 Q 3 9 10 A 3
6 2 Q A 8 6 2 Q
Q A 6 9 5 6 K J
A 5 4 K 10 Q A 3
6 10 J 5 9 4 8 Q
2 10 7 3 7 8 2 2
8 tricks claimed 2 6 3 4
A 6 5 J
K 9 7 10
9 Q 3

A K 9
K 8
Q 10 4
A 9 7 5 2 Table 7 5 3 2
10 5 3
J 6 3
K 10 8
66875 =
76558 =
Par NS +100 Q J 10 4
J 7 4 2
K 9 2
Q J

1 opening
2 S = +110
+6 82
Pass
1 NT W +2 -150
-6 110

47. 2007 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 8

N deals
None vul A 6 4
K J
8 6 5 3
9 8 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Rubin Harris Ekeblad Morgan Gerstman Martel Carmichael Stansby
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Dbl 2 AP 1 Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass Pass 2
3 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
4 2 A 7 2 3 Q 4
3 2 K A 7 5 9 10
9 3 K 5 5 3 Q K
Q J 6 10 6 A K J
3 2 K 5 6 8 A J
J 6 8 Q K A 3 7
A 4 9 10 6 J Q 2
8 10 4 2 4 4 9 10
A Q 9 3 Q

K
A Q 7 4 2
K J 9 2
J 5 4 Table J 10 8 3
9 6 5
A 10 7
A 10 3
47345 =
86987 86A98
Par NS -420 Q 9 7 5 2
10 8 3
Q 4
K Q 7

1 opening
2 S = +110
+6 88
Pass
3 W = -140
-6 111

48. 2007 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 8

N deals
None vul A 6 4
K J
8 6 5 3
9 8 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Bates Deutsch Sontag Kranyak Lazard Meltzer Bramley Larsen
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Dbl 2 Dbl Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass
3 AP 2 Pass 2 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 10 Q K 6 3 Q 4
K A 3 2 3 2 J 5
5 A 4 2 9 A 7 5
5 3 Q K 10 K J 8
8 7 5 9 2 K A 3
J 6 8 7 3 10 Q K
2 J 6 8 A K 6 8
9 3 Q 4 9 tricks claimed
10 A
8 tricks claimed

K
A Q 7 4 2
K J 9 2
J 5 4 Table J 10 8 3
9 6 5
A 10 7
A 10 3
47345 =
86987 86A98
Par NS -420 Q 9 7 5 2
10 8 3
Q 4
K Q 7

1 opening
3 W -1 +50
+5 93
Pass
2 W +1 -140
-5 111

51. 2006 USBC Final, Seg 1, Bd 12

N deals
E-W vul 10 7 3
J 7 2
Q J
K J 10 8 2

West North East South West North East South
Garner Greco WeinsteinH Hampson Rubin Zia Ekeblad Rosenberg
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Dbl 1 NT Dbl 2 1 Pass 2 Pass
Pass 2 3 AP 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 7 K 4 J 3 6 A
10 K A 2 5 3 K A
J 5 7 Q 4 9 Q 7
10 6 3 J 10 Q 6 2
J 7 2 A 8 6 Q 2
4 7 9 A 3 7 9 A
4 K Q 3 J 4 7 4
9 tricks claimed 5 J K 5
10 tricks claimed

5 2
Q 5 4 3
A K 10 9 5
A 7 Table K Q 8 4
K 10 9 8
7 3
Q 9 4
35236 =
98AA6 A8AA6
Par NS -630 A J 9 6
A 6
8 6 4 2
6 5 3

1 opening
3 E = -140
+10 103
Pass
4 W = -620
-10 114

55. 2005 BB Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 21

N deals
N-S vul A J 10 5
J 5
K 9 8 6
8 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Ekeblad Meckstroth Rubin Hampson Nickell Greco Freeman
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
2 3 4 Pass 1 Pass 1 1
5 NT Pass 6 AP 2 3 4 Pass
5 Pass 5 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
9 A 4 5 Q A 9 2
A 5 3 6 A 5 3 6
12 tricks won K J 4 7
12 tricks won

6
A K Q 8 2
A 7
A K J 10 7 Table 8 7 2
10 9 4 3
4 2
Q 6 5 2
29181 =
84C4C =
Par NS -800 K Q 9 4 3
7 6
Q J 10 5 3
9

1 opening
6 E = -980
-11 104
Pass
5 E +1 -480
+11 129

57. 2005 USBC Final, Seg 4, Bd 59

N deals
None vul J 6 3
Q 5 3
J 8 6 2
9 8 6

West North East South West North East South
Zia Greco Rosenberg Hampson Gitelman Fallenius Moss Welland
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Dbl Pass 2 NT Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT AP
3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
7 5 J K 6 10 9 7
2 3 Q 8 10 4 6 Q
A 2 4 3 J 4 3 Q
5 6 K 9 8 5 9 A
10 4 A 9 7 K 3 2
7 6 K 5 10 tricks claimed
J 7 6 6
10 4 Q 8
8
8 tricks claimed

8 5
K J 8 6
A Q 7 5
A Q 7 Table K 10 2
10 9 2
K 10 4
K J 10 2
46444 =
96999 97999
Par NS -400 A Q 9 7 4
A 7 4
9 3
5 4 3

1 opening
3 NT E -1 +50
+10 114
Pass
3 NT W +1 -430
-10 129

64. 2002 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 56

N deals
None vul J 6 5
J 10 9 7
10 4
J 10 8 7

West North East South West North East South
Mohan Hayden Lev Baze Aa Gawrys Groetheim Pszczola
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
2 AP 1 Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
5 9 10 K 8 K 6 4
2 7 4 3 2 7 4 3
J 3 6 4 10 3 6 2
7 5 K A J Q K A
A 9 6 K 9 7 5 7
Q 10 3 2 4 8 9 2
5 J 5 2 10 3 2 Q
10 tricks claimed 7 tricks claimed

K
A Q 8 5 2
A Q 7
A 9 4 2 Table A Q 9 4
6 4
9 6 5 3
Q 5 3
35334 =
98AA9 =
Par NS -420 10 8 7 3 2
K 3
K J 8 2
K 6

1 opening
2 W +2 -170
-7 114
Pass
3 NT E -2 +100
+7 137

65. 2001 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 17

N deals
None vul A 5
Q 6 5 3
J 9 8
K 9 8 5

West North East South West North East South
SmithK Lauria Schuett Versace Katz Moss Jacobs Chang
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Dbl Rdbl 1 NT Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
2 NT Pass 3 NT AP 2 Pass 2 NT Pass
3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
J 2 5 K 5 4 A 7
4 2 K 5 3 2 K 6
2 5 J A 9 J 4 10
2 A 8 5 4 7 J Q
Q K 6 3 9 tricks claimed
8 4 4 10
4 9 K 3
9 7 10 Q
A

7 2
A K J 10
A Q 4
Q 10 7 2 Table K Q 8 3
9 8 4
K 6 5
J 6 4
45464 =
98879 97879
Par NS -400 J 10 9 6 4
7 2
10 7 3 2
A 3

1 opening
3 NT E -1 +50
+10 124
Pass
3 NT W = -400
-10 137

71. 1999 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 47

N deals
N-S vul 6 3
Q 9 6 4 2
J
A Q 9 8 7

West North East South West North East South
Martel Woolsey Stansby Stewart Becker Wolfson Kamil Silverman
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
1 NT 2 2 Pass 1 NT 2 2 4
3 AP 4 Pass Pass Dbl
5 Pass Pass Dbl (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
7 A 2 J K A 2 J
K J 4 A K J 5 A
5 4 A 10 5 4 A 6
4 8 5 3 8 K 2 3
10 7 3 7 10 7 9 7
11 tricks claimed 3 4 2 5
J 2 Q 9
11 tricks claimed

A Q J 10
A 10 3
K Q 9 3
4 3 Table 7 5
J
10 8 6 5 4 2
K J 10 6
36826 =
775B6 =
Par NS -400 K 9 8 4 2
K 8 7 5
A 7
5 2

1 opening
3 E +2 -150
+9 137
Pass
5 × E = -550
-9 141

72. 1997 BB Final, Seg 1, Bd 9

N deals
E-W vul 6 4 3
K Q 8
7 5 4
8 6 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Multon Hamman Mouiel Wolff Meckstroth Mari Rodwell Levy
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Dbl Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT AP
2 Pass 3 Pass
3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 7 10 5 Q 6 7 5
Q A 6 8 K 10 2 4
A 4 3 2 8 A J 9
K 5 6 Q 3 2 J 4
J 7 8 2 7 tricks claimed
9 4 J K
2 5 3 6
10 K 6 J
4 Q A 2

A 9 5
9 5 4
A K J
A K 9 5 Table J 8 7
A 10 6
10 9 8 6 3
J 7
34535 35535
888A8 =
Par NS -130 K Q 10 2
J 7 3 2
Q 2
Q 10 2

1 opening
3 NT W +1 -630
-13 137
Pass
3 NT W -2 +200
+13 154

73. 1997 BB Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 3

N deals
E-W vul 10 4 3
K Q 4 3
8 7 2
10 9 4

West North East South West North East South
Bocchi Chemla Duboin Perron Mouiel Lanzarotti Multon Buratti
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
1 NT 2 Dbl Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
2 NT Pass 3 NT AP 2 Pass 2 Pass
3 Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 9 8 Q 9 6 K 3
Q 4 6 K 5 3 8 J
7 2 10 A 7 2 5 Q
7 2 J 9 9 tricks won
3 10 A 5
8 2 5 4
4 9 A 2
J 4 7 K
5 6 3 8

Q J 2
A 6 5
A K 3
Q J 5 3 Table A 9
J 9 8 7
J 6 4
A 8 7 6
46464 =
87879 87979
Par NS -140 K 8 7 6 5
10 2
Q 10 9 5
K 2

1 opening
3 NT W -1 +100
+12 149
Pass
3 NT W = -600
-12 154

76. 1997 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 63

N deals
N-S vul K 6 4
K
J 9 8 4 3
K J 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Schafer Lesniewski Fox Szymanowski Balicki Moss Zmudzinski Fallenius
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
2 3 3 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass
4 AP 2 Pass Pass 2
Pass Pass 3 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
6 2 A 5 4 2 A 5
Q 7 4 8 Q 7 6 8
6 5 4 K 3 3 K 9
Q 5 3 K 5 3 K 2
K 9 10 8 2 9 Q K
7 3 10 2 6 A 10 8
4 6 A 8 10 2 8 K
9 tricks claimed 9 tricks claimed

7 5
A J 9 8 3
A 10 7 5
Q 8 Table 9 8 2
Q 10 7 4
K
A 7 4 3 2
58385 =
85A57 =
Par NS -420 A Q J 10 3
6 5 2
Q 6 2
10 9

1 opening
4 W -1 +50
+5 154
Pass
3 W = -140
-5 154

Data 9X14 Main Top One Spade vs. Pass